2009 Chicago Bears: Will They Make the Right Moves This Offseason?

As the 2009 season approaches, will the Chicago Bears make the necessary moves to be a title contender once again?

This has already been addressed on the defensive side of the ball, as the Bears have hired a new DB coach, D-Line coach, essentially a new LB coach with the demotion of Bob Babich, and Head Coach Lovie Smith taking over the play calling on defense!

If there is one thing to get excited about, it's that three of these coaches are getting back to what they do best: Lovie Smith is much more suited as a defensive coordinator and will be working in that area a lot more this season; Bob Babich is much better suited for LB coach, where he coached up Briggs and Urlacher just two seasons ago, and his demotion will take a lot less pressure off of him!

And let's not forget Rod Marinelli, who is going from 0-16 head coach, back down to his former position as D-Line Coach, where he once was considered among the elite in the NFL!

However, we have seen absolutely no moves on the offensive side of the ball. We need a new receivers coach for sure. And it seems to me that every season that Ron Turner is being let off the hook. The last two seasons this Bears offense has finished in the bottom five of the NFL!

There need to be changes made on that side of the ball as well!

So, after the coaches are out of the way, what else do the Bears need to do in the offseason to become a legit Super Bowl contender once again?

There are a lot of options, so just hear me out!

The first option, and I think the best option is go after some offensive players.

This organization has been hurting offensively for way too long. Let Rex Grossman go and trade Kyle Orton for Donovan McNabb along with a first-round pick in 2010.

The addition of Donovan McNabb would tremendously improve this team: Finally, a real quarterback who makes good decisions, is mobile, and has deep ball and big play abilities! And might not be too expensive with the trade!

Once securing McNabb think 2009 NFL Draft! Now, our Defense needs a safety as we should let Mike Browns salary walk out the door, I love the guy but he is just not reliable enough and not having a true FS has hurt the bears for the last decade!

Now, first-round of the 2009 NFL Draft, pick Vontae Davis CB Illinois and move Charles Tillman to FS! (Now this pick is based up Taylor Mays staying at USC, if Mays declares for the draft, we take Mays hands down and don't need to move Tillman!) (the rest of the picks stay the same)

The rest of the draft the bears needs to be put into these positions: WR, O-Line and DE.

Round two should still have a lot of big play receivers left around, my choice? Hakeem Nicks WR, UNC: good speed, great size, and great hands!

Round Three – Phillip Hunt DE, Houston: This guy has tremendous speed and size; he would be a great guy to be mentored by new D-Line coach Marinelli!

Round Three – Nate Davis QB, Ball State University: Will be the best quarterback in the draft, guaranteed people!!! This will give us McNabb and two young QB's; what better mentor, seriously?

Round Four – Ray Fienga OG, BYU – This guy is about 320 pounds and has a lot of potential, especially in the run-blocking game!

Round Five – David Bruton FS/SS ND, I believe we need to take a safety. If nothing else David Bruton is a hell of a special teams player which would add depth to a category where the Bears struggled last season; kickoff coverage!

Not to mention he is every bit as good, if not better than SS Kevin Payne!

Round Six – Cary Harris CB, USC – This guy will add a lot of speed and playmaking ability to a secondary that never seems to keep healthy.

Round Seven – Robert Brewster OT BSU – This guy is first team all-MAC and normally very hardworking players come out of that conference. He has great size and would be a good complement, along with Williams in years to come!

That was my No. 1 option to the moves that need to be made this off season; I think those moves alone make Chicago a Super Bowl Contender in 2009.

However, if the Bears insist on doing what they always do; stock up on defense, then the route they need to go is as follows:

Spend money in free agency! There are players out there that would be very valuable to your organization. The No. 1 choice is Terence Newman, CB, Dallas Cowboys. That would make Newman the No. 1, and Vontae Davis and Vasher could fight it out for No. 2.

Then we can convert Daniel Manning into an offensive player, much like we did with Devin Hester, or use Manning strictly as a return man!

And Tillman moves to safety and competes with David Bruton!

Now let's move on to the draft:

Round One – Vontae Davis CB, Illinois, moving Tillman to FS.

Round Two – Hakeem Nicks WR, UNC: The Bears need that playmaker at receiver, Nicks brings a completely different kind of threat than hester, in that he can go over people to get the ball!

Round Three –Matt Shaughnessy DE, Wisconsin: If he is available. If not, take QB Nate Davis from Ball State – This guy has a tremendous arm, very mobile, and would be a great QB after Orton leaves next year!

Round Three -  Phillip Hunt DE, Houston.

Those third-round picks will add speed and talent to our D-Line and be great players for Marinelli to mentor!

Round Four – Ray Fienga OG BYU.

Round Five – David Bruton FS/SS ND, this guy could compete with Tillman for FS. If Bruton outplays Tillman than keep Tillman at CB, no harm done: then its Davis, Tillman, Vasher, etc.

Round Six – Greg Orton WR Purdue another big guy with some speed!

Round Seven - – Robert Brewster OT BSU – This guy is first team all-MAC and normally very hardworking players come out of that conference. He has great size and would be a good complement along with Williams in years to come!

My second option you just saw was focused a lot more on the defensive side of the ball. The improvement in the secondary in option No. 2 would be tremendous.

Terence Newman is a No. 1 cornerback in the NFL. Drafting Vontae Davis along with Vasher and Bowman and Manning would have a lot of depth at CB, an area the Bears really struggled at all season.

Then moving Tillman to FS and bringing in David Bruton from ND to give him competition, and whoever loses would make a hell of a special teams player either way! If Tillman loses he can go back to CB and possible be the No. 2 or Nickelback!

Defensive End, the addition of one or two young fast speed rushers would be great for Marinelli! Phillip Hunt in round three would do that!

Drafting a QB in round three – Nate Davis is one of the most underrated guys in the draft. I personally would pick him over Matt Stafford, so getting him in round three is a bargain. He will be a Big Ben type player, comes from the same conference, has that arm strength and allusiveness! He would be  a great pickup!

If the Bears stick to either of these options, they will be in the Super Bowl in 2009, guaranteed! Just spend a little money, in reality I only have one Big money move in each option, doing these things are really not that expensive!